The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-20
THE DEDICATION
OF THE THIRD PRESBYTERIAN
Church Yesterday Afternoon-The Now and
Handsome Ediilee Crowded TO hoar the
Solemn sorviccs-A fiandsome Col.
lection : Financial Statement.

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The new house Of worship Of the Third
Presbyterian congregation, In the Eighth
ward, was formally dedicated to tho wor.
ship Of God yesterday.
The church Is a substantial and hand.
rome two.atory brick, built after the
model Of the Thomson NJ. E.. church, on
tho Island, with somc notifications. The
main entrance leads by a broad and eusy
flight Of stairs to the rear Of tho main au.
dience room. The choir occupies the al.
cove within tho tower, atthe opposite end
from the pulpit mud facing 1t. The pews
aro OF very handsome design, Of oak with
trimmings Of cherry. A neat carpet aud
the beautiful stained glass windows give
to the interior q very cheerful and invit.
Ing appearance. Tho ceiling slopes from
other aide to q flat space about one.third
Of the width In the middle. Bracket lights
at convenient intervals furnish light to
those on tho side seats, aud the interior Ia
rendered brilliant at night by two two.
hundred candlslight acknowledgement
burners, hung with glass prisms.
THE SERVICES y%EsrERpAY.
The church was crowded yesterday af.
ternoon a. 8 o'clock, when tho formal
dedication took place. The choir was re-.
iniorced by the addition Of Prot. Schockey
as organist, and Mr.. o. G.. schofield
among the vocalists. The other members
are MIR. and Mrs. Otto Jaeger, Misses
Ethel and Lizzie Bickerton, Charles Vol.
tel aud @. z. Dale. They made fuo
music.
The sermon was preached by Rev. Dr.
D..A. Cunningham, pastor Of the Firat
Presbyterian church, who took for his
text the words from Hebrews, x, Is:
mot ioraaking the assembling Of our.
selves together, as the manner Of some IS"
Hs preached a very impressive discourse
on tho duty Of public worship. He was
followed, after a hymn by the congregs.
ton, by Mr.. Isaac Stewart, who very feel.
ingly reviewed the history Of the congre-
cation through its many vlcissitudes since
tho resolution wss made, In 1882, 10 build
q new church. Tho death Of MIR. Lyle,
former prstor, and Mr.. Edward Steele, one
OF the eldsrs much interested In the work,
was referredto sadly. One Of the hand.
some Windows Ia q memorial to Mr..
Steele. 100
FINANCIAL CONDITION,
Mr.. W. II. Wheat, Financial Secretary,
then made his congregational report Of
tho condition Of tho church treasury:
Cash receipts from subscriptions ......,..... ss,s2l 60
FROM 1850 70
DEMAND hole........................"."...t,. go %
Total receipts Sill ,6sl ii
EXPENDITURES.
Cost q .st0.7 rs o.
........,... l,163 ID
Total ....... ....... .. 49,. -. 49,. .. ....., .,.. 81, $50 81
Eloauns aept.............-s........~~-a....-s SIS Sc
4otGt AaplAt!es 2,7lb 56
Rev. DR.. Cunningham then asked how
many In the congregation would be will.
ing to give $50 Or more toward iiquidating
this debt. DR.. ]. H. Pipes and Il. NJ. Gil.
leland responded. Then he dropped to
SIS. snd Messrs. John Robinson, John
McLain, RIM. Gilleland, Otto Jaeger and
W.. S. Mccullough responded. a number
Of $40 subscriptions were alao taken, and
baskets passed. around wers we'll laden
with envelopes continuing cash or SUBJ
scrip.ion cards.
Rev. W. Il. Eaton, OF Washington aud
Jefferson College, who preached for the
congregation for several months, then
made an appropriate address. Rev. L. W.
Barr, the preaent pastor, also spoke briefly,
and made the dedicatory prayer, aud
after this and an anthem by the choir
Rev. DR.. Cunningham pronounced the
benedirtion.
Rev. Or. Cooke, Of the Second Pfesby.
terian Church, occupied the pulpit last
evening, when there was another large
congregation. n
THE CHURCH ORGANIZATION.
The Third Presbyterian church has now
one OF the prettiest houses OF worship in
the city, and seems, after many y~icissi.
tudes, TO be entering on q prosperous and
useful career. It's Board OF Trustees is
composed OF R. M. Gillelend, President :;
WE Wheat, Financial Secretary; Charles
Jones, Recording Secretary ; Issue Stewart,
John Robinson, jacob Becker and John
Robb. 81
The Elders are Isadoye Fulton, Isaac
Stewart aud Joseph Dudley. The history
o! the congregation is an interesting one,
and speaks loudly OF the devotion, pie,y
and seli.sacriics o. those who have estab-
lished q branch Of this denomination in
that part Of town, whers neither great
wealth nor a numerous membership was
to be, drawn on.
THE DISCIPLES CHURCH
I YFFH. NATURALIZATION
Rcopeued icsterday--Ai beautiful Place.
The Catholic Church.
The Disciples chapel, on Market street,
South Side, which has been closed for sey.
sral weeks undergoing repairs, was re-
opened fol! religious services yesterday.